£2,500
Le Roy Eleve de Breguet, a Continental gold and enamel cased verge watch for the Turkish market, the enamel dial with Turkish numerals, signed to the back plate Le Roy Eleve de Breguet, No. 4277, signed again to the dial in Turkish, the front case with foliate designs on a pink ground, the back similarly decorated surrounding a central vignette of a harbour scene, 49mm diameter
Provenance - The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times
Provenance - The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times
Generally in very good condition, slight losses to enamel on the back at twelve o'clock, ten o'clock and six o'clock, dial very good, balance not swinging. Case diameter is 49mm excluding the crown.
Fees apply to the hammer price:
Room and Absentee Bids:
24% inc VAT*
Online and Autobids:
27.6% inc VAT*
